Strictly speaking, “cancel culture” refers to efforts made by members of the hard left through social media to enforce what they view as unassailable positions through the shaming of people who openly disagree with their orthodox (for the left) views. This can go as far as calling for boycotts of products and even the firing of the individual in question. Realistically, it only applies to members of the center left, as right-wingers have their own separate safe spaces on the internet and Fox News; to them, being attacked by the left is a badge of honor, not a source of shame.
Following Trump, however, many GOP candidates are running commercials attacking “cancel culture.” What do they mean by that, and are they right?
What they mean by “cancel culture” is attempts, as they see it, by the left to smear white Christian American history and culture. They fiercely resent efforts to depict America as an evil, racist state run by ignorant bigots who oppress people of color and heterodox sexuality as naturally as they live and breathe. They view themselves as an endangered minority threatened with extinction by a vengeful majority, with the support of the MSM and Hollywood. In their eyes, the only way to prevent the destruction of their heritage is to win and keep political power, by fair means or foul.
This is a completely inaccurate description of liberals in general, but it probably has a degree of justification as applied to millions of woke millennials. That day of reckoning is probably a decade away.